Nechako Valley Community services of Vanderhoof is seeking a full time Family Preservation Worker to provide intensive, in-home service to families who have been identified as at risk of out of home placement for their child/children by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The worker will assist the families to reduce risk factors and threats to individual wellbeing, delivering individual and group service. The successful candidate will possess:
- A diploma in the human services or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience with a minimum one year of experience in a similar environment - Demonstrated understanding of theory, principles and practices in the field - Knowledge of child development and age appropriate behaviors - Basic computer skills
Salary: CSSEA Collective Agreement (Grid Level 12) Closing Date: November 29, 2014 Interested parties are asked to send a cover letter of interest and current resume outlining their skills and qualifications for the position by fax, email or postal mail only to:
Nechako Valley Community Services Society is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. We thank all our applicants, however, only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
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Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Keyword Stuffing
Keyword stuffing refers to using the same keyword again and again in an unnatural way to get your resume past the ATS.
People engage in keyword stuffing because some ATS software gives applications a higher ranking when it detects a keyword is used more. For instance, an ATS might assign a higher score to a candidate who mentions “search engine optimization” six times over one who mentions it three times.
Here’s an example of how one applicant tried to stuff the keyword “customer satisfaction” in their resume:
Boosted customer satisfaction by 47% by implementing customer satisfaction methods as part of company-wide effort to increase customer satisfaction rates.
Trained 7 new staff members in all aspects of housekeeping, ensuring that they meet health and safety standards
An applicant stuffs the keyword “customer satisfaction” on their resume.
See how extreme this is?
This technique might get your resume past the ATS, but will immediately turn off the hiring manager — ruining your chances of getting hired.